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Welcome
to the Seroxat User Group Website
The Seroxat User Group was set up by UK patients using the GlaxoSmithKline medication, Seroxat, to provide support and advice to users of the medication, and to their families and friends.
We are a self-funding, non profit making group.
This web site contains information about the aims of the group, as well as research and articles on the effects of Seroxat.
Anti-Depressants; have your voice heard! If you are currently taking, are trying to withdraw from or have taken anti-depressant medication in the past, you are invited to take part in a current piece of research, being conducted by a Manchester Metropolitan University Masters student in association with the Seroxat group. Click here for further information. |
Support Groups ... We would like to set up monthly local support groups for all those suffering from adverse reactions/withdrawal problems from Seroxat and other SSRI's. We need to know how many people would be interested in attending or running a group (with our assistance) and which areas to consider. Please contact: janice@seroxatusergroup.org.uk
with your ideas and suggestons. |
What is Seroxat?
Seroxat is a second generation SSRI
(Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitor). SSRI's work by inhibiting serotonin
re-uptake transporters thereby increasing serotonin levels in the brain.
Serotonin is a chemical which affects the mood. By boosting that chemical
the patient should feel better.
Manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, Seroxat was first licensed in the UK on 11th December 1990 and was re-licensed on the 9th January 1998.
Seroxat's original licence was to treat episodes of mild to moderate depression. It is now licensed for the short term treatment of symptoms of depressive illness of types including:
- Depression accompanied by anxiety
- Treatment of symptoms and prevention of relapse of obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Treatment of symptoms and prevention of relapse of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia.
It is said to be useful for people who find social situations bring on these symptoms. However many patients using Seroxat have found that:
1. During treatment Seroxat can cause psychiatric problems that previously were not there and in some cases this had led to violent behaviour towards others and suicide.
2. The drug causes dependency (despite claims to the contrary) the withdrawal from which has caused the occurrence of new symptoms and an exacerbation of previous symptoms.
Seroxat was said by Smith Kline Beecham to be non-addictive
(see patient information sheet). However patients world wide have described
serious and long term side effects that make it very difficult to come
off the drug after using it for as little as two days. Other complaints
include the development of aggressive tendencies.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHA) have
compiled a Questions
and Answers Document on Seroxat.
DISCLAIMER: The material on this website is provided for information purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or psychiatric evaluation and treatment. The Seroxat User Group is not engaged in providing professional services or medical advice to the individual reader. Each individual's health is unique. All matters regarding health or a particular health situation should be supervised by a health care professional. The Seroxat User Group shall not be held responsible or liable for any harm or loss allegedly arising, directly or indirectly, from any information on this website. Medical advice should always be sought before discontinuing or changing medication.
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